Modify DefaultDict constructor to initialize an empty dict if None is passed

[ofirgo]

Pull Request Description:

This is just a cosmetic change to allow cleaner initialization of an empty dictionary with a default value.

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• I have added/updated the release note draft (if necessary).
• I have updated the documentation to reflect my changes (if necessary).
• All function and files are well documented.
• All function and classes have type hints.
• There is a licenses in all file.
• The function and variable names are informative.
• I have checked for code duplications.
• I have added new unittest (if necessary).